Activities of István SZENT-IVÁNYI related to 2007/2267(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Croatia: 2007 progress report - Progress Report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (debate)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to the visit and the report of a delegation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs in Croatia on 6-7 February 2008,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas Croatia’s EU accession process has wider regional implications and is seen as a test of the commitments made by the EU to the Western Balkans, and may become a significant incentive for all other countries concerned,
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that the objective of the ongoing accession negotiations is to agree on measures that may be necessary to facilitate integration with a clear commitment on behalf of the candidate country to accept and implement the acquis and adhere to the political objectives of the Treaties, and it should not be used as a leverage to settle bilateral political disputes falling outside the scope of the acquis and the objectives of the process;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is aware of the negative impact which the judgments ofConsiders that Croatia continues to fully cooperate with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY); is aware of the negative impact which the judgments on the Vukovar war crimes cases have had on Croatia's public perception of the work of the ICTY; urges the Croatian government to take steps to restorenderlines that popular support for the role of the ICTY in addressing the crimes perpetrated during the Yugoslav conflict would be significantly strengthened by full cooperation of all countries concerned;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the strengthening of the mandate of the Office for the Prevention of Corruption and Organised Crime (USKOK) and the increased number of corruption cases which are being prosecuted, and looks forward to successful investigations in high-level corruption cases; calls for these efforts to be maintained in order to eradicate the – in some cases unacceptably high – level of corruption, which undermines the economic development of the country;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls the need to ensure adequate implementation of the Constitutional Law for National Minorities (CLNM), particularly with regard to bilingual teaching in schools and bilingualism in public administration and the planned employment guarantees concerning the adequate representation of minorities within the judiciary and public administration; welcomes the historical symbolic decision to appoint a representative of the Independent Democratic Serbian Party (SDSS) in the newly formed government as deputy prime minister responsible for regional development, reconstruction and return;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Has learned with concern about recent criticism voiced by the Commission with regard to the way in which EU funds are being managed by Croatian authorities and urges them, with the assistance of the Commission, to address as a matter of urgency the administrative weaknesses identified so as to allow the lifting of the temporary suspension of contracting under the PHARE 2006 programme (with a total financial envelope of € 68.5 million) and the reinstatement of the initial allocation for the financial year 2008 under IPA Component 1 following a reduction of € 5 million;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. RWhile noting its legal arguments based on the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, regrets the fact that the Croatian government has decided to introduce unilaterally the Ecological and Fishing Protection Zone (ZERP) in the Adriatic, thus reneging on the agreement reached in 2004 with the Italian and Slovenian authorities; reminds Croatia that, unless a commonly agreed solucalls on all interested parties to engage in constructive negotiations is found, this could have serious repercussions on the pace of the accession negotiationsn order to find a solution to this outstanding issue;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Hopes that increased efforts on the part of Croatia and enhanced support by the EU institutions can still lead to the timely finalisation of an accession treaty in time for Parliament to consider it before the next elections in June 2009, so as to start the ratification process as early as possible;